CSG Helpdesk - Off-Campus Access to CS Computers via VPN

Off-Campus Access to CS Computers via VPN

Computer Science department computers are located inside the both the TAMU Firewall and the Computer Science Department's firewall. To access the CS computers from off campus, you can use the CS Department VPN. VPN will allow you access to secured CS and TAMU information resources.

The CS Department and TAMU both have firewalls and both have a VPN server to allow remote access. Because the CS department is inside of the TAMU firewall, using our VPN server will give you access to both CS and TAMU systems that are inside of the Department and Campus firewalls.

Computer Science VPN Instructions

Windows XP Users:

Windows and Cisco VPN Client Instructions

Non-Windows XP Users:

Mac VPN
Linux / UNIX VPN

Campus (TAMU Computing Information Services) VPN Instructions:

Non-Windows XP Users:

To set up VPN for operating systems other than Windows XP, visit http://net.tamu.edu/network/vpn.html.

Windows XP Users:

If you are using Windows XP, we recommend you connect using the Windows VPN client; instructions on setting up the Windows XP VPN client are located at https://hdc.tamu.edu/reference/documentation/?section_id=479.

Dail-Up Users:

Dial-up users who connect using TAMUNet do not need to use VPN. To use the free dial-up access provided by the University, you will need to set up your MODEMS (https://hdc.tamu.edu/reference/documentation/?section_id=262) account. Using TAMUNet you have access to the Internet, e-mail, and more.